About Ponnur Village

Ponnur is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,518, made up of 2,281 males and 2,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 982.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604408
Area (hectares)	982.67 hectares
Population	4,518
Male Population	2,281
Female Population	2,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 35 km distance

How Ponnur compares

By the 2011 count Ponnur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 982.67 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Ponnur

Ponnur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ponnur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 35 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponnur from other places

Ponnur lies about 58 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ponnur
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	7.8 km
Nearest town	Vandavāsi	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Olakur	27 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	58 km

Villages closest to Ponnur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vandavasi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ponnur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnur village had a population of 4,518. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Ponnur village has 2,281 males and 2,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Ponnur is 604408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnur covers 982.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponnur falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponnur is Olakur, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 35 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ponnur.

Ponnur is about 58 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnur is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 7.8 km away. Vandavāsi is about 7.8 km away. Olakur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.